Buzzard Point Climbing

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Routes in Buzzard Point

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	A.I.D.S. Crack T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Alternate Finish S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Alternate Finish/Ruby Falls T,S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Ambition Ammunition S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Beefeater, The T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Bird in Hand T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cinderella S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Crack Of Dawn T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cracksmiths Delight T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Crankasaurus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Cuyahoga Falls S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Dakota Blues S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Direct Finish T,S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Fit Makes The Fashion T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Jacobs Ladder II S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Leapin' Lizards S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Off To The Wild Blue Yonder S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Pocket Wilderness S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Pump It To The Sky S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Rhea County Gun Club S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Ring Shank T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Shake, Rattle, and hum S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Snow White S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Soul Sounds S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Steal The Air T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Tall Cool One, The T,S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Theater, The S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Throb T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Who Shot Bambi? S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
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Access Issue: Daily online climbing registration required for TN State Park areas Details

Daily online climbing registration required for TN State Park areas. tnstateparks.com/activities…. This includes Cumberland Trail State Park (Deep Creek, Big Soddy, Buzzard Point, Laurel Falls, Dayton Pocket, Black Mountain and other areas within the park); South Cumberland State Park (Foster Falls and Denny Cove); Fall Creek Falls State Park; and Rocky Fork State Park Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with your unique registration number, site rules, and other helpful info. Please keep the registration number with you while climbing. At some locations, you may be asked to leave a piece of paper with your registration number on your car dashboard. Groups of 10 or more, please call the park prior to filling out a registration.

Description

Really nice area in Laurel/Snow Falls in Pocket Wilderness. On a huge point dividing the gorge. This Buttress has good sun most of the day.

Rock quality is good. Has been awhile since some of the anchors have been replaced due to the access problems in in the past.

Nice fall/winter sport crag. And some spicy trad. A lot of these routes are done with old school style in mind.

A lot of these routes were started probably in 1977 with the likes of Rob Robinson and Bruce Rodgers. Then around the early 80's some other southern climbers came on the scene like James Dobbs,Ron Davis,Charles Kable, Shannon Stegg, Chris Chesnutt, along with Jeff Gruenberg and his hard line "Pieta" which might have very well been the first 5.14 in the southern realm. Later Tony Robinson and Glenn Ritter put more lines into play.

Some of these routes are on the Point.

Getting There

It is in Dayton Tennessee.Take I-24 to Chattanooga and take HWY 27 North to Dayton and turn left at second red light, which will be north 378 (South Market street) about .4 of a mile and turn left on Delaware Ave (just across from Robinson Manufacturing Co.). After turning left on Delaware Ave follow it for approx. a mile and cross hwy 30 and continue on for 1.3 miles and you will see small white church on right called Bethel Holiness church, entrance on left. Look for Laurel-Snow sign. Follow gravel road to parking lot and you will see the trail head and Kiosk.